The Senate passed a bill Oct. 16 that will provide more than $900 million over five years for cybersecurity research and development. The full Senate passed the Cyber Security Research and Development Act (S. 2182), which authorizes funding for new . . .
The Senate passed a bill Oct. 16 that will provide more than $900 million over five years for cybersecurity research and development. The full Senate passed the Cyber Security Research and Development Act (S. 2182), which authorizes funding for new research and grants programs through the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the National Science Foundation.

Those programs will address matters ranging from basic research into security infrastructures to scholarships for new cybersecurity experts.

"In the long run, all government and private-sector cybersecurity efforts depend on people -- trained experts with the knowledge and skills to develop innovative solutions and respond creatively and proactively to evolving threats," said Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), sponsor of the Senate bill, during debate on the bill.

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